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Man booked for stalking cabin crew at Hyderabad airport
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport police have registered a case against a 22-year-old man, Naresh Naik of Shamshabad, for allegedly stalking and threatening a 22-year-old cabin crew member on Wednesday evening. The incident…
The Story in Brief
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport police have registered a case against a 22-year-old man, Naresh Naik of Shamshabad, for allegedly stalking and threatening a 22-year-old cabin crew member on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred around 6 pm near the two-wheeler parking area close to an eatery at the airport. The woman told police that Naik began following her despite her repeated attempts to avoid him. When she stood with a fellow crew member, Naik approached them and made an objectionable and threatening remark. The victim raised an alarm, drawing bystanders who intervened and alerted the police. A case has been registered under Sections 78 (stalking) and 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the BNS. Airport outpost inspector B Kiran Kumar said a notice was served to Naik, whom he described as a mentally disturbed unemployed man.
The Indian Opinion
This story, like many similar ones, risks being framed as just another 'safety issue' without the deeper context of escalating misbehaviour in public spaces. The narrative often shifts to the accused's mental state or unemployment, as if that excuses deliberate intimidation. What remains unasked is the basic question: why should a woman working a routine job need to dodge a predator during her break at a supposedly secure airport? The real test here is not just the FIR but the conviction rate and the speed of the investigation.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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